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Romania’s USR PLUS alliance is expected to nominate a new health minister on Wednesday after Prime Minister Florin Citu accepted an addition to the coalition agreement that requires him to inform the party ahead of time when planning to dismiss...

The Czech Republic will ask European Union and NATO allies to take action in solidarity with Prague in its row with Moscow, including expelling Russian intelligence officers from their countries, acting Foreign Minister Jan Hamáček said on Tuesday (20 April).

A Bulgarian arms dealer with alleged involvement in the 2014 explosion of a Czech ammunition deposit has made contradictory statements about whether he had been keeping ammunition in the warehouse. The admission comes days after the Czech Republic expelled 18...

Eight Hungarian universities will stage an “infostrike” this week to protest the government-backed transfer to a foundation management model. The insitiutions plan to hold lectures and workshops about university autonomy. Earlier this year, the government pushed through a change in...

Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger has joined the prime ministers of Czechia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Malta, Greece and Cyprus in calling on the European Commission to delay its green taxonomy proposal. The EU executive intends on 21 April to present the...

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has apologised for suggesting Russian involvement in an ammunition deposit blast in 2014 did not amount to state terrorism but an “attack on goods being purchased by a Bulgarian arms dealer.” Babiš apologised before the...

Athens organised the “Iniochos 2021” annual multinational military exercise in Andravida base to deepen military cooperation with NATO and Middle Eastern allies. The exercise was joined by fighter jets from the US, France, Israel, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates....

“We know that in the coming years EU support will be progressively reduced,” Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco told MPs in a budget committee hearing on Tuesday, adding that  after the current suspension “we will have to comply” with the...

Finnish-Swedish forest products company Stora Enso has announced the closure this coming autumn of the Veitsiluoto mill in northern Finland and that in Kvarnsveden in central Sweden, resulting the loss of 1,100 jobs. The Finnish-Swedish company justified its decision in...

All six English clubs abandoned plans to be part of a controversial European Super League on Tuesday night after a furious reaction from supporters, governing bodies and the threat of legislation from the UK government. After Chelsea announced their u-turn,...

A possible Russian offensive against Ukraine will basically prevent Germany from maintaining its current position on Nord Stream 2, Daniel Fried, former US ambassador to Poland under Clinton, told EURACTIV Poland in an interview. “A Russian military offensive against Ukraine...

EU regulation on artificial intelligence must be designed to increase user trust, while unlocking innovation, writes Guido Lobrano.

The Arab League, United Nations, European Union and the African Union on Tuesday (20 April) demanded an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from Libya.

A new report has found that the imports of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) intended for the decarbonisation of EU transport are expected to significantly rise. However, the report also called on the EU to put limits on its use, considering its controversial origin and its hidden links to palm oil.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday (20 April) invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet in war-torn eastern Ukraine, stressing that millions of lives were at stake from fresh fighting in the separatist conflict.

Fighting in Ethiopia is "dire", with ongoing ethnic cleansing and sexual violence, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto has said after visiting the conflict zone in Tigray.

The EU recovery fund has been delayed by another court case in Germany. But there's no need to worry, writes Sony Kapoor.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has called for closer bilateral cooperation with France in light of the tense security situation in Europe marked by the Russian "threat", the rise of China and spreading "Islamist terrorism" in the Sahel region. EURACTIV France reports.

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has announced that at the end of this month the government will approve a national strategy for the inclusion of people with disabilities, which will include measures to support employment and improve accessibility.

Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has died reportedly in combat just a day after securing re-election, opening a period of uncertainty in a country that is a key strategic ally of the West in a troubled region.